Bethesda Announces Fallout 3 Mod Tools, DLC
Bethesda plans next month to make available user content creation tools for its open-world RPG Fallout 3, with paid downloadable content for PC and Xbox 360 users coming in January.
The official editor is entitled G.E.C.K., or Garden of Eden Creation Kit. It will be offered free to PC players.
Even as recently as the month before Fallout 3’s release, the fate of its mod tools were in question, with marketing VP Pete Hines claiming that mods were “not on the schedule,” because “it takes a lot of time and effort.”
The new single-player DLC, on the other hand, has long been promised ahead of the game’s release, and is exclusive to the PC and Xbox 360 platforms; on PC, it will be distributed through Microsoft’s Games for Windows Live platform, which is integrated into the game.
Prince of Persia goes Gold
Ubisoft has confirmed that the hotly anticipated Prince of Persia has officially gone gold, with the game now on track for its UK release in early December.
The Prince and his dexterous sidekick Elika will be battering enemies and leaping precariously about rooftops from December 5 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with a PC version following on December 12.
Folk across the pond in North America will get a piece of the action slightly earlier on December 2. Watch trailer in full post
Altair in Persia
We don’t typically like to register our video game consoles with game publishers. After watching Enemy of the State, we like to stay off the grid, even if we don’t exactly understand what the grid is or why it should be avoided. This may just be enough to turn us though: Ubisoft says that those who register their Gamertags or PSN IDs with Ubisoft.com will be able to download a free Altair skin to use in Prince of Persia.
Is it a classic example of brand dilution? Sure! But is it a cool enough case of brand dilution to make us ignore that? Absolutely.
Via: IGN
Wheelman Gets Release Date
Midway today announced that its Vin Diesel-starring action game Wheelman will hit PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on February 16, 2009.
The game was originally due out last year. It is being co-produced by Diesel himself, with his production company Tigon Studios.
It is expected that a feature film will eventually spin-off from the game; a script is currently in development, too.
Xbox 360 New Dashboard
In 1954, the introduction of color TV heralded the dawn of a new era in entertainment. On November 19, more than 50 years after that dramatic shift, a new era in home entertainment begins with the New Xbox Experience, as millions of Xbox 360 consoles transform in an instant through the power of software.
Your Avatar is your online identity.
A bold new future begins now, where high-definition (HD) entertainment is delivered in an instant, the best games share the stage with the best movies and TV shows, and every experience is shared with friends and family in the same room or around the world.
Check out the video when you read more…
No Halo Wars for PC gamers
Halo Wars will never make the journey from console to PC, according to the game’s lead developer. We spoke to Ensemble’s Graeme Devine at a Microsoft press event last week, and enquired about the possibility of a port in the near future:
“Zero. Never. I’m going to go on the record and say never ever! Microsoft may go and announce it, but I’ll say never.”
Devine went on to stress that the forthcoming RTS has been designed with console gaming in mind, and that this where the game will stay.
Street Fighter IV Dated
Finally, a definite release date for the console versions of Street Fighter 4 has been announced. It’s coming out in North America on February 17, 2009 and in Europe three days later.
The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions will be available on that day; a PC version is in the works and will be released at a later time following Capcom’s policy of delaying PC games to combat piracy.
Latest in the long running series, the game will feature a rather large roster including both old characters and newcomers alike. It is already available in Japanese arcades.
Man Swaps Garbage Filled 360 For Cash
Wal-Mart has long been known for its liberal return policy, but one Xbox 360 owner took it too far. Probably wondering exactly what to do with the discarded chassis of his Xbox 360, presumably following a chromed out shell installation, the owner capitalized on a lazy returns department and walked away with cash, leaving his refuse in Wal-Mart’s hands. Looks like he’s a med school drop out or something, as the eviscerated console came stuffed with a used copy of Comprehensive Medical Assisting and some random cables. It’s all terribly upsetting, the kind of deplorable behavior you wouldn’t wish upon your least-liked local Supercenter employee. I wonder what would he have said if they opened the box.
Via: Kotaku
